Four held with suicide vests
One of the suspects managed to escape during the raid.
ISLAMABAD:
The city police in a late Friday night raid on a house in Mehrabadia area arrested four suspected terrorists and recovered two suicide vests, hand grenades and three pistols and ammunition from the possession of the suspects.
Police said one suspect managed to escape. The area was cordoned off and police were in search of the suspect.
The four suspects were shifted to undisclosed locations for further interrogation and bomb disposal squad officials were called to dispose of the explosive vests and hand grenades, police said.
Police officials of police say it is too early to comment on the affiliations of the suspects. The rented house used by the terrorists was located in a slum located close to posh residential areas of G-11 and G-12. Police nabbed the father of the owner of the house.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2011.
The city police in a late Friday night raid on a house in Mehrabadia area arrested four suspected terrorists and recovered two suicide vests, hand grenades and three pistols and ammunition from the possession of the suspects.
Police said one suspect managed to escape. The area was cordoned off and police were in search of the suspect.
The four suspects were shifted to undisclosed locations for further interrogation and bomb disposal squad officials were called to dispose of the explosive vests and hand grenades, police said.
Police officials of police say it is too early to comment on the affiliations of the suspects. The rented house used by the terrorists was located in a slum located close to posh residential areas of G-11 and G-12. Police nabbed the father of the owner of the house.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 30th, 2011.